Leon laurence doray



L. L. DORAY.

HEADLIGHT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3, 1920.

l ,389,035 Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEON LAURENCE DORAY, HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA.

HEADLIGHT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Application file d July 3,

i To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEON L. DonAY, a citizen of the Dominion of Canada, residing at Hamilton, in the county of entworth 'and Province of Ontario, Canada,'

have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Headlights for Automobiles,

of which the following is. a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in headlightsfor automobiles and consists in a casing, a reflector changeably positioned in said casing and a novel means of allowing the reflected rays to pass out from said casing.

The object of my invention is to provide an attractive danger signal for approaching vehicles and to provide a headlight which will not reflect mined distance from the road level.

)With these and other objects in view, .the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

Figure 1 is a'front view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of-my invention. Referring to the drawings like numerals designate like parts in the various drawmgs. V i

3 indicates a casing of the ordinary con struction provided with an upright slot l. 5 is a reflector to which is connected a threaded bolt 6 which is adapted to pass through the slot l and receive a nut 7, so that this reflector 5 may be suitably positioned at thelback of the casing 3 to direct glass 9. Centrally of the lower side of the plate Ssocket 10 is held having a suitable wire connection 11 connected thereto, which wire connection passes to the side of the casing 3 behind the plate 8 from which it Specification of Letters Patent.

the battery. 12 is a thelight over a predeter- Patented Aug. 30, 1921. 1920. Serial No. 394,012.

may be connected in any suitable manner to bulb positioned in the socket 10 for throwing a light on the reflector 5.

14 is a transparent closure semi annular in shape and filling the lower half of the front opening of the casing 3. It is through this transparent closure that the focused vision light passes while the colored glass 9 will act as a danger signal if colored red, while if frosted will throw out a mild vision light.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction of my invention will be clearly understood, and, therefore, a more extended explanation has been omitted.

What I claim as new is:

1. A headlight for automobiles consisting of a casing, an upright slot in said casing, a reflector changeably held in said slot, the upper half of the front of said casing hav ing a semi-annular plate, the lower half of said front being provided with a transparent closure and a bulb suitably socketed in said plate.

2. A headlight for automobiles consisting of a casing there being a slot formed in the upper half of said casing, a movable reflector held in said slot, a semi-annular metallic plate fitted in the upper half of the front of said casing, an obscure glass fitted in said plate, a bulb suitably carried on the inner side of saidv plate and a transparent closure carried in the lower half of said front.

3. A headlight consisting of a casing, a reflector movably positioned interiorly of said casing, a transparent closure in the lower half of the front of said casing, a semi-annular opaque plate fitted in the upper half of the front of said casing and in the plane of said closure, and a lighting means carried by said plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

R. A. NIoHoLsoN, E. E. GALLAGHER. 

